2021 Incarnate Word
10–3 (7–1 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Houston Christian 55–14Nov 20
By 41 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Texas State 42–34Sep 18
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Youngstown State | L 41–44 | 46% |
| Sep 11 | vs Prairie View A&M | W 40–9 | 49% |
| Sep 18 | at Texas State | W 42–34 | 32% |
| Sep 25 | vs McNeese | W 31–0 | 64% |
| Oct 2 | at Northwestern State | W 38–27 | 70% |
| Oct 16 | vs Nicholls | W 38–21 | 65% |
| Oct 23 | atMcNeese | L 20–28 | 58% |
| Oct 30 | vs Houston Christian | W 49–21 | 87% |
| Nov 6 | vs SE Louisiana | W 55–52 | 46% |
| Nov 13 | atNicholls | W 27–23 | 47% |
| Nov 20 | atHouston Christian | W 55–14 | 85% |
| Nov 27 | vs Stephen F. AustinFCS Championship – First Round | W 35–28 | 56% |
| Dec 4 | at Sam HoustonFCS Championship – Second Round | L 42–49 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 49–42 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.
In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).
Southland Conference champions7–1 in the conference
- Record
- 10–3
- Conference
- 7–1 first in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 513–350
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1435 +144 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.9 No. 7 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Cody Crill
- Defensive coordinator
- Justin Deason
- Offense
- Air raid
- Defense
- Multiple
Leaders
| Passing yards | Cam Ward QB | 376 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Cam Ward QB | 4 TD |
| Rushing yards | Marcus Cooper RB | 74 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Kevin Brown RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Robert Ferrel WR | 132 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Robert Ferrel WR | 2 TD |
| Tackles | Kelechi Anyalebechi LB | 11 tkl |
| Sacks | Terrell Lucas DE | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2021 class
| Christian Jackson S | ★★★ | No. 1562 |
| Donovan Dreighton S | ★★★ | No. 1671 |
| B.J. Mayes CB | ★★★ | No. 1895 |
| Dayton Robinson OL | ★★★ | No. 1991 |
| Jalen Mann CB |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2021 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.820 |
| Defensive backs | 3 | 3.0 | 0.831 |
| Whole class | 4 | 3.0 | 0.829 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Transfers in 0
The 2021 portalNo transfers in.
Transfers out 1
 Jacob Kibodi RB | ★★★ | to  Louisiana |
2021 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incarnate Word | 7–1 | 10–3 | |
| SE Louisiana | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Nicholls | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| McNeese | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Northwestern State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Houston Christian | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.